PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
447 PM CDT MON JUN 29 2009

...PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY INFORMATION FROM MARSHALL COUNTY...

A PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY OF THE DAMAGE INCURRED ACROSS MARSHALL
COUNTY HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND MARSHALL
COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL. INITIAL FINDINGS ARE AS
FOLLOWS:

* EVENT TYPE: TORNADO
* EVENT DATE: 06/28/09

* ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 70.0 MPH
* PRELIMINARY RATING: EF-0

* PATH LENGTH: 2 MILES
* MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 50 YARDS

* SUMMARY: A BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
ALBERTVILLE...JUST SOUTHWEST OF THE ALBERVILLE AIRPORT. DAMAGE
WAS SPORADIC AND GENERALLY LIGHT...WITH A FEW TREES UPROOTED AND
WEAKER SOFTWOOD TREES SNAPPED. LIGHT DAMAGE WAS ALSO NOTED TO A BARN
ROOF ALONG WHITE OAK ROAD...AS WELL AS SOME DAMAGE TO MATURE
CORN CROPS.

THESE FINDINGS ARE PRELIMINARY AND ARE SUBJECT TO ADJUSTMENT.
PICTURES AND SUMMARY MATERIALS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB
PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/HUNTSVILLE /ALL LOWER CASE/.

SURVEYED BY: COYNE

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